Gränbystaden Health Center

Our 1800 employees work with close care and health in Uppsala County. We offer a wide range of services within primary care. Our patients meet us at Region Uppsala's own health centers or within habilitation, and we provide advice over the phone via 1177. Education, research, and development are important to us, as we adapt our offerings based on the needs of the residents. We already offer mobile teams, video visits, and smart e-services.

We are now looking for a licensed psychologist who wants to work with us at Gränbystaden Health Center!

Do you enjoy variety in your work? We in primary care meet people at all stages of life, and no day is the same. The position being advertised is a permanent position as a licensed psychologist at 60%, starting by agreement.

Alongside your individual development plan, we have regular networking meetings with other psychologists within collective primary care and training days for professional development. You will receive training in our region-wide care process and be part of a large network with knowledgeable colleagues, as well as access to support functions and specialist psychologists. As a psychologist with us, you will also receive individual or group supervision based on your own preferences.

We invest in secure employment and good benefit packages through our collective agreement. With us, you will receive benefits that make a difference; read about them here (benefits brochure (https://www.regionuppsala.se/Global/Jobba%20hos%20oss/karri%E4rwebben/F%F6rm%E5nsbroschyr%20Region%20Uppsala_2019.pdf)).

Your mission

As a psychologist, you will work with mental health issues and psychological aspects of health problems, contributing the psychological perspective that complements the medical and social perspectives at the health center. You will work independently with primary care-adapted methods with adults aged 18 and over and collaborate with other professional categories at the health center as well as other actors.

Common problem areas that psychologists encounter include depression, anxiety issues, sleep problems, pain, and stress. We work with triage, stepwise assessment, and treatment based on a region-wide care process for mental health. The work involves psychological assessment and diagnostics, counseling, treatment, and handling referrals. Treatment is provided based on national knowledge management and both in groups and individually, via video and in-person. Our interventions include support for self-help, psychological counseling, as well as shorter and longer interventions based on patients' primary care needs. As a psychologist, you will be part of our psychosocial team consisting of two psychologists and two social workers. Supervision and training assignments for other staff may occur.

Your competence

We are looking for a licensed psychologist with a CBT focus and good knowledge in diagnostics and evidence-based treatment methods. Experience from working in primary care is an advantage.

To thrive in the job, you need to be comfortable handling large patient flows and combinations of assessments, shorter and longer interventions. You make correct assessments and priorities, weigh complex information, and show judgment in actions and decision-making. To succeed in the job, you need to have good pedagogical skills and ease in establishing contact with patients and understanding their perspectives or situations.

Furthermore, you have a good ability to collaborate, are attentive, and solve challenges constructively. You take responsibility for your tasks and drive your processes forward in a structured manner, as well as plan, organize, and prioritize work effectively within set time frames. You have the capacity to work independently and are quality-conscious. In addition, you see the big picture and take into account the broader perspective. The work requires an interest in and ability to work in teams and that you are motivated to develop the operations. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Our operations

The health center belongs to the management of Close Care and Health, Region Uppsala. In the rapidly growing area around Gränby Center, we have our new health center. We are 45 employees who together offer most of what is available in primary care, and at the health center, everyone works to provide our patients with the best possible care. The operations also include our branch in Rasbo.

Want to know more?

Warmly welcome to contact acting operations manager Suzanna Prising at email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) or phone: 072-536 27 44.

You can also contact representatives from the trade unions reachable via the switchboard for Region Uppsala at phone: 018-611 00 00.

Do you want to work with us?

Welcome with your application via the link below. Attach your CV, proof of license, and other documents that demonstrate your claimed competence for the position. Interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, so do not wait to submit your application.

Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the operations and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala places all permanent staff according to the needs of the total defense. This means that for the individual employee, there are no obligations in peacetime, but is solely a planning measure.

Before a decision on employment, a check of suspicion and criminal records will be conducted for all applicants who may work in psychiatric care, habilitation, care of children and youth, or involuntary care of substance abusers, areas covered by optional record extracts. This applies to all who will work closely with patients, even if the tasks are not primarily intended to include work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is entirely managed by Region Uppsala, and we kindly ask recruitment companies and advertisement sellers not to call.